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June 27, 2019
Proverbs 8:12-21
Today’s Scripture: 12-21 “I am Lady Wisdom, and I live next to Sanity; Knowledge and Discretion live just down the street.The Fear-of-God means hating Evil, whose ways I hate with a passion— pride and arrogance and crooked talk.Good counsel and common sense are my characteristics; I am both Insight and the Virtue to live it out.With my help, leaders rule, and […]
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June 26, 2019
Proverbs 8:1-11
Today’s Scripture: 1-11 Do you hear Lady Wisdom calling? Can you hear Madame Insight raising her voice?She’s taken her stand at First and Main, at the busiest intersection.Right in the city square where the traffic is thickest, she shouts,“You—I’m talking to all of you, everyone out here on the streets!Listen, you idiots—learn good sense! You blockheads—shape up!Don’t miss a word of […]
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June 25, 2019
Proverbs 7:21-27
Today’s Scripture: 21-23 Soon she has him eating out of her hand, bewitched by her honeyed speech.Before you know it, he’s trotting behind her, like a calf led to the butcher shop,Like a stag lured into ambush and then shot with an arrow,Like a bird flying into a net not knowing that its flying life is over. 24-27 So, friends, listen […]
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June 24, 2019
Proverbs 7:13-20
Today’s Scripture: 13-20 She threw her arms around him and kissed him, boldly took his arm and said,“I’ve got all the makings for a feast— today I made my offerings, my vows are all paid,So now I’ve come to find you, hoping to catch sight of your face—and here you are!I’ve spread fresh, clean sheets on my bed, colorful imported […]
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June 23, 2019
Proverbs 7:6-12
Today’s Scripture: 6-12 As I stood at the window of my house looking out through the shutters,Watching the mindless crowd stroll by, I spotted a young man without any senseArriving at the corner of the street where she lived, then turning up the path to her house.It was dusk, the evening coming on, the darkness thickening into night.Just then, a […]
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June 22, 2019
Proverbs 7:1-5
Today’s Scripture: 1-5 Dear friend, do what I tell you; treasure my careful instructions.Do what I say and you’ll live well. My teaching is as precious as your eyesight—guard it!Write it out on the back of your hands; etch it on the chambers of your heart.Talk to Wisdom as to a sister. Treat Insight as your companion.They’ll be with you […]
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June 21, 2019
Proverbs 6:24-35
Today’s Scripture: 24-35 They’ll protect you from wanton women, from the seductive talk of some temptress.Don’t lustfully fantasize on her beauty, nor be taken in by her bedroom eyes.You can buy an hour with a whore for a loaf of bread, but a wanton woman may well eat you alive.Can you build a fire in your lap and not burn […]
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June 20, 2019
Proverbs 6:20-23
Today’s Scripture: 20-23 Good friend, follow your father’s good advice; don’t wander off from your mother’s teachings.Wrap yourself in them from head to foot; wear them like a scarf around your neck.Wherever you walk, they’ll guide you; whenever you rest, they’ll guard you; when you wake up, they’ll tell you what’s next.For sound advice is a beacon, good teaching is a […]
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June 19, 2019
Proverbs 6:12-19
Today’s Scripture: 12-15 Riffraff and rascals talk out of both sides of their mouths.They wink at each other, they shuffle their feet, they cross their fingers behind their backs.Their perverse minds are always cooking up something nasty, always stirring up trouble.Catastrophe is just around the corner for them, a total smashup, their lives ruined beyond repair. 16-19 Here are six things […]
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June 18, 2019
Proverbs 6:6-11
Today’s Scripture: 6-11 You lazy fool, look at an ant. Watch it closely; let it teach you a thing or two.Nobody has to tell it what to do. All summer it stores up food; at harvest it stockpiles provisions.So how long are you going to laze around doing nothing? How long before you get out of bed?A nap here, a […]
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